Once you're a public figure, there's a certain amount of privacy you do give up.

Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance.

My favorite laser disk ever was the laser disk for The Graduate, which had a commentary track that wasn't even the filmmakers, it was a professor, some film criticism guy who just happen to be this amazing commentator who went off into the whole theory of comedy.

I hope I can now use my ability to communicate, without being too precious or serious. It's good to have some levity, even as you're facing some really dark times, to mix it up a bit.

I always had a respect and an admiration for people who got into politics. I certainly have always been interested in law and political science.

When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way.

There is an energy in the USA that will have to be dealt with, will have to be acknowledged and coped with. There are people who feel that they've lost ground, lost access to government - people whose quality of life has been affected.